Reverse-lever-operating mechanism for locomotives.



J. L. MOGEE.

REVERSE LEVER OPERATING MECHANISM FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

APPLICATION FILE]? S]:1PT.2, 1909.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

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M1 7" a) Atlsrney J. L. MGGBE.

REVERSE LEVER OPERATING MECHANISM FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

APPLIOATION FILE. SEPT.2, 1909.

Patented Sept. 6

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WITNESSES I UNITED STAZQEQFTENT OFFICE JAMES L. MCGEE, OF LA JUNTA.COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MCGEE SIX- WAY VALVE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OFCOLORADO.

"FEVERSE-LEVER-OPERATING MECHANISM FOR LOCOMOTIVES.-

969,181. Specification of LettersPatent. Patented Sept 6 1910,

- Application fiIed September 2, 1909. 7 Serial No. 515,823. I i

To all whom it may concern. actors indicate correspoi'iding parts.through Be it known that I. James L. Mctlnn, at out all of the views.

citizen of the UnitedStates, and a'resident. 1 indicates thereverse-lever of a locomooi La Junta, in the county ot'Otero and tive,on which is mounted a spring-pro- State of Colorado, have inventedvcertain pelted latch 2 to engage the teeth-0f a 60 new and usefulImprovements in lteverseratchet x Lever-Operating Dioclhutisms forLocomo- 4: indicates a dog pivotally secured to the tives, of which thefollowing is a specificalever l and engaging the stem 2 of the tion. 7latch 22. Y p

My invention relates to power actuating 5 indicates a bell-crank lever'-fl1lCl'IlIIl8d 5 mechanisms for operating the reverse lever-s on lever1, and 8a rod connecting one arm of locomotives, and has forits objectthe proof lever 5 and dog 4. Y vision of motors operated by thecompressed My invention contemplates providing a air used in the airbrake system or other motor for lifting-latch 2 consisting of cylmotiveagent to lift the latch controlling the inder T, haw-ing a reciprocatingpiston 8 70 position of the lever and to swing it into therein, with itspiston-rod 9 secured to the the position desired to. the exclusion ofthe free armof bell-crank lever 5, but-t0 promanual operation at presentin use. vide for-the emergency -'of the motor being My invention alsocontemplates the protemporarily inoperative I provide a hand vision ofan improved construction of valve hold for manually operating the lever1 and 75 for controlling the direction of the motive latch 2, consistingof a bar 10, having a agent consistingof the provision of a cassocket 11to engage the free end of lever '1, ing provided with an inlet andexhaust port, and having a spring catch 12 mounted I two ports fordirecting the or other thereon to hold the bar in position;

agent to the reverse lever motor, and a third 13 indicates a leverful'crumed 011 the '30 port to direct-the air to the latch-swinginglower end of bar 10 that engages dog 4 motor, and a reversible pistonhaving an air when in posit-ion, 14: ,a grip-lever pivotallydncttodirect the air from the inlet-port to secured near theupper end ofthe bar, and the reverse lever motel-ports, and a piston 15 arodconnecting the lever 18 and the movable longitudinally of therevoluble pisgrip-lever 14:. i 1

ton. todirect the air to the-lat -liftiug mo- 16 indicates a motorcylinder having ator. The revoluble piston is lso provided.reciprocating piston 17 therein, with its pis-, withductsleadingto'-tli'e"exl",ust to drain ton-rod 18 connected by pitman19 with the motors. lever la 1 I My invention will bedescriflbed indetail 20 indicates a alve for controlling the hereinafter andillustrated ill the accom motors aforesaid,. aving its casing 21conpanying drawings, in which --nected by means of tube '22 with asource of Figure 1 is ,a diagrammatic view showing power, suchasthe'compressed air brake the reverse-lever, motors, and valve, withsystem or the stea-mboiler, tiiot shown,) by 40 connections; Fig. 2, aside view of the lever; ineansof a tube 23, tappec into its lower i Fig.3, ancdge view of the lever; Fig. 4, a. .end,"with motor-casing 7 .toactuate piston central. vertical sectional view of the valve 8 to liftlatch 2, and by ineans of tubes 24 and operating love y-Fig. 5, avertical sec? and 25 with the two. ends of motor-cylintiona l' view ofthevalve'oasing on a plane der 16. 1 "4,5 ninety degrees from theplaneof the section v26 indicates an' exhaust-portin the cas- 10o inFig. 4, with the valve piston shown in ing 21.- I elevation; Fig. 6, asection; on the p'lane'B 6 -As shown in the drawings, inlet-tube 22 ofFig. 5, showing the norinal position of and ex-ha-ust-port 26 arediametrically oppothe valve; Fig. 7, a sectionf'oil the plane -7 7 siteone another but on different horizontal 50'of Fig. 5; and Fig. 8, asectional view of planes, while tubes 24 and 25am tapped the valveoil-the sameplane as in Fi 6, into the casing 21 on thesam'e lane asexshowing the piston turned to direct the air haust-port .26, butdiametricaliiy opposite into one end of the. motor for moving the oneanother and ninety degrees removed reverse lever and exhaust it from theother. I from the inlet-tube and exhaustsport. 65 -In the drawingssimilar reference char- Casing 21 is provided with a shoulder 27 11c'fiton extending on each side rate; a piston revoluhly mounted in i hepiston 28, 38 a ti -ans 1s in its normal position, so, thaheatcllar; asshown" at 43 hereinafter "described; fulcrumed on lever t m 28" and slot48.,i111iod142 to prevent theposition shown in F 4, 5,6, and 7, with"below the plane of the connections of tubes 24 and 25am] exhaust-port26, and 28 indithe easing and having an oti'set iortion 29 that seats onshoulder 27, the reduced portion of the piston indicated at 30 extendinginto the lower end of the casing 21 and is provided with a. threadedlower end on which is seated a nut 31 to regulate the tension of theconspring engaging said nut' 31 and shoulder 27 to hold the'oflset 29 inair-tight engagement with said shoulder.

33 indicates an operating-lever secured to the stem 28 of the Jiston 2Sand having a spring-actuated catcli 34; mounted thereon to engagea notch3;} in ,scap 36, secured to the to of the casing 21, said catch andnotch eing constructed that the lever will be held l iioinaacadentaldisplaceincnt',- hut not-securely enol'i-li 'o prevent the lever fromheing'n ove l i.-,-$37 indicates a lo itjlt bore through h re connectingthe bore STivitli the delivej y end of' supply-tube 22 when theopjeiating ever-33 4: is in engagement with notch 5:35, and 39.111-other transversehorc extending froni the bore 3? on a plane with theexhaust-port 26. 40 indicates duels extending from each side oi the-bore58 an'd-downwardly-to the plane of the connections of t1 l) 24 and 25,so that when tlie,'p'iston}is shown in Figs. 5, 6, and t, theair orsteam will he directed. into both of said tuhes.' ll indicates ahorizontal duct in the. pis-' 4 of bore 39 so; to drain oneor the othertubes 24; or25 with the piston '28 is turned as shown in Fig.8 t pdirect the pressure into only one at said h tubes to move the piston 1}to s\\'-'iu g"lex" er 1. 42- indicates a rod slidalily mounted n bore37, having; its lower end formed tubuandj'prov ided with a' transverseopeningit in vertical alineme'n-t with bore-38 andad1a ted to registerthere with when theirodi iglel't-thjas \\='il1',b e'-' indicates a:lever one end p and haying engaging rod42, while its other el 1 asp ring46 to hold the 'rodflin a tion. .47 indicates a p iniengagin a valverod'ifrom turning the piston 28.

or tii'isting relatively to In operation'the i alve is normally inthethe rod '42 raised so that the in'otor-oylinder f' T is incommunication with exhaust-port 526 and both ends of the'cylinder 16 areiu conr munication with Suppl tuhe 22. v When itis. desired to more.reverse-lever hand in ncsscs. s

ance of spring-l6 the rod 42 is actuated downwardly so as to close' thetransverse bore 3? and to bring the opening 41- into alinement with" thebore 38. Pressure will be admitted through bore 38, tubular portion 43,bore 37. and tube 23 to the cylinder 7 to more piston 8 and lift thelatch. The lever 33 is then swung to one side or the other, as it may bedesired to more the reverse lever 1. so that pressure is directed,

into one or the other tubes-2i or 25 through ducts 40 and into one endof cylinder 16 to more piston 17, while the other end of the cylinder isdrained through the other tube and duct ll. Then by releasing lever 45the rod 42 resumes its original position so as to release the pressureintcylindor T and the spring-latclri' rvseats itself, the cylinderdraining through exposed bore 38;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A valve forcontrolling motors co1nprising a casing. inlet and exhaust ports in thesides of said casing and on difi'erent planes, tubes tapped into thesides ot'said casing, a tube tapped into the end of the I g, a pistonrevolublv mounted in the ca 1g, the piston formed with a longitudinalcentral bore and lateral bores on the same planes as the inlet andexhaust ports,

.and' ductsfinjt-he surface of the piston connecting the inlet and hereand having a tubular portion. said tubular portion provided with alateral opening adaptcdjto register with the lateral bore on the planewith the inlet. a lever se cured to the alveqiisto'n'. and a secondlerer fulorunied on'thc first-mentioned lcycr and secured to therod,'suhstant'ially as shown and' described In Witness. \\'l1crco't Ihate hcrci'lnto set my presence of two sul'iscrilnng Wit- JAMES L.IOGEE.

lVitnesses: I V GtoiR. BANE; CHAS. F. Hnmt. I

